Proffent Early Origins

The surname Proffent was first found in Lanarkshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Lannraig) a former county in the central Strathclyde region of Scotland, now divided into the Council Areas of North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, and the City of Glasgow, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the census rolls taken by the ancient Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Proffent Spelling Variations

Proffent Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Provan, Provand, Provender, Proven and others.

Proffent Early History

Proffent Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Proffent research. Another 213 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1190, 1258, 1489 and 1549 are included under the topic Early Proffent History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Proffent Early Notables (pre 1700)

Proffent Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Thomas Provan who arrived in Philadelphia in 1890; John Provender settled in New England in 1663.

The Proffent Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Proffent Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.